Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events

Several diverse extreme weather events are occurring concurrently around the world, giving rise to an unprecedented loss of human life and property.

They include the record heatwave and wildfires in the Russian Federation, monsoonal flooding in Pakistan, rain-induced landslides in China, and calving of a large iceberg from the Greenland ice sheet.

These should be added to the extensive list of extreme weather-related events, such as droughts and fires in Australia and a record number of high-temperature days in the eastern United States of America, as well as other events that occurred earlier in the year.